Dharmaseed.org talk: The True Strength of the Heart and the Transforming of Shamehttp://dharmaseed.org/feeds/talk/364/20087/All central issues of our life are located in the heart. Having explored the heart-capacities of compassion and joy in the previous evening's talk, this talk turns to another facet of heart-presence: true strength and life zest - to be turned on to be in life, turned on to the truth. How does distorted strength, expressed as inner hardness and anger, and the flip side of strength, weakness and helplessness, relate to authentic strength? How can we harness and and make alive the lions roar of the heart? One particular area where we need some courage and guts is in the exploration and work with shame, guilt and self-judgement. What do you feel guilty about? What is unforgivable in your life? What does guilt and shame do to you, and what is a wise and skillful approach to deal with this "inner swamp-land"? How can we make our heart and mind a good place to live, free from shame and self-harm?en-usLicensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivative Works 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0http://media.dharmaseed.org/images/rss-pic-DS-2.jpghttp://dharmaseed.org/feeds/talk/364/20087/Dharmaseed.org talk: The True Strength of the Heart and the Transforming of ShameSat, 06 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000noAll central issues of our life are located in the heart. Having explored the heart-capacities of compassion and joy in the previous evening's talk, this talk turns to another facet of heart-presence: true strength and life zest - to be turned on to be in life, turned on to the truth. How does distorted strength, expressed as inner hardness and anger, and the flip side of strength, weakness and helplessness, relate to authentic strength? How can we harness and and make alive the lions roar of the heart? One particular area where we need some courage and guts is in the exploration and work with shame, guilt and self-judgement. What do you feel guilty about? What is unforgivable in your life? What does guilt and shame do to you, and what is a wise and skillful approach to deal with this "inner swamp-land"? How can we make our heart and mind a good place to live, free from shame and self-harm?dharmaseed.orgdharma, dhamma, seed, insight, meditation, vipassana, metta, retreat, buddhism, buddhistDharma Seedcontact@dharmaseed.org20087: 2013-07-06 Leela Sarti: The True Strength of the Heart and the Transforming of Shamehttp://dharmaseed.org/teacher/364/talk/20087/20130706-Leela_Sarti-GAIA-the_true_strength_of_the_heart_and_the_transforming_of_shame.mp320087: 2013-07-06 Leela Sarti: The True Strength of the Heart and the Transforming of ShameSat, 06 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +000020087LnoLeela Sarti20087: 2013-07-06 Leela Sarti: The True Strength of the Heart and the Transforming of Shame20087: 2013-07-06 Leela Sarti: The True Strength of the Heart and the Transforming of Shame56:52